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A cross-sectoral approach focusing on agriculture, rural development, and poverty reduction is needed to eliminate child labor by 2030.

FAO’s 2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report highlights that global food insecurity and malnutrition, including obesity, persist and remain stubbornly high with approximately 820 million people continuing to suffer from hunger and nearly 2 billion people experiencing some form of malnutrition.   According to the report, which offers a […]

The UK’s Telegraph published an opinion piece by Director of Development Strategy and Governance (DSGD) Paul Dorosh and Nonesident Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) John Hoddinott on the status of Rohingya refugees almost two years after 671,000 fled violence and persecution in Myanmar. Dorosh and Hoddinott described the success of Bangladeshi […]

Session 1. Opening Session and Research PresentationsChair Opening/Welcome Remarks Technical Assistance Project Overview Research Project Overview Introduction of Experts Application of Information and Communication Technologies in the Agriculture Sector of Rural China ADB project to promote ICT application in agriculture value chains Projections of Food Supply and Demand and Investment Requirements for Food Security, China […]

India's partnership with the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) seems poised to bear fruit.

Access to land and land tenure security are increasingly important for young people in Africa where population pressure has reduced the land frontier. In this webinar, we will discuss findings from a recent set of studies in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Nigeria that examined land access and perceived tenure security across various market, ecological, demographic, […]

In a CNBC Africa interview, Ousmane Badiane discusses the 2019 Malabo Montpelier Forum: Digitalization in African Agriculture & how governments can facilitate transformative digital services.

Devex reported on the World Food Programme’s partial suspension of food aid in Yemen due to disagreement over the use of biometric data to track distribution. Associate Research Fellow Sikandra Kurdi was quoted in the article saying that using biometrics makes sense in a context like Yemen where many people lack national identification cards that […]

Country obesity estimates from two leading sources differ in many instances—and some of the discrepancies are large. 

India’s The Wire published an opinion piece by Purnima Menon, in which she argued that stopping Muzaffarpur child deaths will require a gender-sensitive social analysis. Menon described the situation in Muzzafarpur as one emblematic of undernutrition issues in India and argued that the families doing seasonal work in the litchi orders will continue to be most affected […]

The Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement on reforming the way food is grown, delivered, and consumed for global well-being.

IFPRI’s Director General is participating in the event, “How to Feed the World Without Destroying It” on the World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future. By 2050, nearly 10 billion people will live on the planet. Can we produce enough food sustainably?  Participants will discuss a five-course menu of solutions to ensure we can feed everyone […]

India’s Scroll.in reported on the state of child malnutrition in India, with an emphasis on mothers’ educational attainment as a key determinant of their children’s diets. The article cited a study by Research Fellow Phuong Hong Nguyen, Senior Research Fellows Derek Headey and Purnima Menon and Director of the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) Marie Ruel that recommended […]

A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcasts, and more. May 15 – June 14, 2019

The WTO's Appellate Body should have seven members. It may soon be down to one.

More than 600,000 Rohingya people fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 and crossed into southeastern Bangladesh, joining 200,000 to 400,000 other forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.   This seminar will include analysis of incomes, employment, food security, and nutrition based on a household survey conducted in camps housing Rohingyas and in neighboring host communities. Model simulations […]

IFPRI is participating in the 2019 AAEA Annual Meeting. The AAEA is a not-for-profit association serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics. Members of the AAEA are employed by academic or government institutions, as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety […]

IFPRI is participating in the Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) 17th International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy. The EEA is a not-for-profit association serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics.  Members of the EEA are employed by academic or government institutions, as well as in industry and not-for-profit […]